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Table 8-1. DR4000 System Alert Messages
Alert Message
System Chassis Alerts
Storage Controller <
an illegal configuration.
number
Physical disk <
number
Physical disk <
missing, removed, or it cannot be
detected.
number
Physical disk <
predictive failure reported.
number
Physical disk <
unsupported type.
number
Physical disk <
manually set to offline with a
configuration command.
number
Physical disk <
foreign.
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Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Description/Meaning or Action
number
> has The expected number of enclosures is
number
<
enclosures found was <
• Check the SAS cable connections between the
storage controller and all enclosures.
• Check the power cable connections to the
enclosure power supplies.
> failed. • Replace the physical disk that failed.
> is • Reinsert or replace the physical disk.
> • Replace the physical disk.
NOTE:
recommended best practice is to replace the disk.
> is an This disk is unsupported and cannot be used in
this configuration.
• Replace the unsupported physical disk with a
Dell-supported SAS physical disk.
> has been • Remove the physical disk and reinsert it (the
drive is non-operational in this state).
> is This can occur when a storage controller has
been replaced or all drives have been migrated
from another system. In this case, the foreign
configuration should be imported.
If this is seen on a single physical disk, the
foreign configuration should be cleared.
NOTE:
removed and reinserted while a rebuild is in progress.
>, and the actual number of
number
Even though the disk may not have failed yet, the
This condition can also be seen when a drive is
>.